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EP 2 207 578 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/29 (21) Application number: 08850220.8 (22) Date of filing: 13.11.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61L 31/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2008/009594 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/062711 (22.05.2009 Gazette 2009/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 13.11.2007 EP 07022013 (71) Applicant: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited Dublin 2 (IE)	(72) Inventor: LORENZ, Günter 72072 Tübingen (DE) (74) Representative: Peters, Hajo  Graf von Stosch Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Prinzregentenstrasse 22 80538 München 80538 München (DE)